Dating & Demography: Singapore pilots “FirstDate”, a government-backed matchmaking service for public officers aged 21–35 using Singpass and a values questionnaire, with “Date Quest” vouchers after shared activities—sparking both praise and “dystopian/state-assigned spouses” jokes. Culture & Community Safeguards: MCCY and MUIS set up a committee to strengthen child safeguarding in mosques, madrasahs and Islamic education settings, with an end-2026 report after a case involving a religious influencer. Tech & Lifestyle: Tech Week Singapore 2026 spotlights SingNova’s full-stack RISC-V and AI solutions, while SuperX rolls out AIIC 2.0 with locally deployed “Model as a Service” for enterprises. Local Heritage Living: Actor Kishan J shares a $20k rental heritage flat renovation in a “room tour” episode, including a “record shop” themed living space. Global Culture Exports: Chengdu’s digital light-and-shadow festival opens with immersive projection and interactive works, noting recent box-office momentum for Chinese animation in Singapore and Malaysia. Education & Rankings: THE World University Rankings 2027 highlights NUS in the global top 15, plus UCT’s jump into the top 150 and IISc Bengaluru at 254th. Science & Industry: AST opens Singapore’s advanced substrate plant for high-end flip-chip FC-BGA for AI and networking processors.